Republic Day 2019, Patriotic Songs: 15 timeless Bollywood melodies to reignite the patriot in you on 69th Republic Day

Republic Day Indian Patriotic Songs List: Seeing the celebration of our Constitution not only fills us with a sense of pride for our nation but also deserves introspection. This has been reflected several times in Indian cinema and its iconic patriotic songs through the decades. Here’s to something new and something old

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Happy Republic Day 2019: 26 Jan Songs, List of Republic Day Patriotic Songs: There’s something about hearing patriotic Indian songs during the Republic Day. The heavy adrenaline rush and the goosebumps that follow give you the feeling of a ‘Proud Indian’.

As Republic Day is here, the nation is already gripped in a patriotic fever days after iconic Indian independence hero Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary.

Preparations for Republic Day celebrations in the country are in full swing and many of you must remember the R-Day parade on DD broadcast live. Seeing the celebration of our Constitution not only fills us with a sense of pride for our nation but also begs for introspection. And this has been reflected several times in Indian cinema and its iconic patriotic songs through the decades.

Here’s to something new and something old in this list of Republic Day Patriotic Songs

1. Maa Tujhe Salaam, Vande Mataram (1997)

Legendary AR Rahman has given us innumerable soulful songs to love. At the top of our 26 Jan Songs playlist is ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’. The song which is from his studio album ‘Vande Mataram’ has lyrics by Mehboob.

JP Dutta’s ‘Border’ is a classic when it comes to Indian patriotic movies. The song in the Indian war film, Sandese Aate Hain, beautifully captured the feelings of love and longing in men serving on the border. The song was written by the veteran Javed Akhtar, composed by Anu Malik.

Written by Kavi Pradeep and composed by C Ramachandra, the emotional song was immortalised in the voice of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. The song honours Indian soldiers who died during the 1962 Sino-Indian War. The song becomes even special as Lata Mangeshkar crooned the song live on January 27, 1963, for the first time at the National Stadium in New Delhi and had the then President of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in attendance.

Although the movie tells the story of two lovers from India and Pakistan, the sweet patriotic song is picturised when Veer is singing about his and Zara says that both their countries are similar. The two lovers compare their homeland in a positive way.

Based on the life of iconic leader, the score of the film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero was praised by critics and audiences alike and naturally as the song has been composed and sung by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.

Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army had the song “Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja as the regimental quick march and was written by Pt. Vanshidhar Shukla and composed by Ram Singh Thakuri. The song has since become a patriotic song in India and is also the regimental quick march of the Indian Army. The version by A.R. Rahman has been adored by Indians.